Carlos Navarrete v. Eric Holder, Jr.

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591 F. App'x 547
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 27, 201513-74181California276 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Carlos 'Navarrete, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions pro se for review of the' Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from the immigration judge’s decision denying his application for withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings. Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1056 (9th Cir.2009). We deny the petition for review.

The record does not compel the conclusion that Navarrete met his burden of proof to establish the government of Mexico would be unwilling or unable to control the individuals he fears. See Rahimzadeh v. Holder, 613 F.3d 916, 920-23 (9th Cir. 2010); see also Castro-Perez v. Gonzales, 409 F.3d 1069, 1072 (9th Cir.2005) (failure to report non-governmental persecution due to belief that police would do nothing did not establish that government was unable or unwilling to control persecutors); see also Nahrvani v. Gonzales, 399 F.3d 1148, 1154 (9th Cir.2005) (record does not compel a contrary conclusion where “reasonable minds could differ”). Thus, Na-varrete’s claim for withholding of removal fails. In light of this conclusion, we do not reach…

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